Crape myrtle shrub named `Whit III`
USPP10319P · kind P · plant
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, which is characterized by a dense shrub form that may reach eight to ten feet in height, leathery leaves which emerge ruby red and slowly change to purplish green, early and long flowering season that continues after seed head production, inflorescences which are six to twelve inches tall and four to eight inches wide, and flower petals that range from bright red-purple on hot summer days to less intense color on cooler or cloudy days.
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